Steinhoff Surname

49,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Steinhoff Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Steinhofel (stone hill), in Germany; dweller near a stone courtyard.

Steinhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,8091:11,8231,512
United States2,9001:124,98613,280
Canada3141:117,34312,424
France601:1,107,045119,335
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Poland521:730,93760,459
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Australia291:930,88655,860
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Bermuda191:3,436515
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Israel181:475,42436,085
Norway141:367,30634,015
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England71:7,959,723202,100
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Steinhoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Steinhofel (stone hill), in Germany; dweller near a stone courtyard.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Steinhoff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Steinhoff Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Steinhoff is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Steinhoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,311th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 698,308 people. Steinhoff occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Steinhoff are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 6,809 people, or 1 in 11,823. In Germany Steinhoff is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany Steinhoff occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Steinhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Steinhoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Steinhoff last name grew 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Steinhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Steinhoff are 20.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Steinhoff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning 346,406 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $46,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $48,512 CAD per year.

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Steinhoff Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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